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reduction requirements, specified in Title 14, Article 7, Section 17868.3, shall occur at the point where compost is sold and removed from the site, bagged for sale, given away for beneficial use and removed from the site or otherwise beneficially used. This verification shall be performed by taking and analyzing at least one composite sample of compost for every 5,000 cubic -yards of compost produced. The composite sample shall be representative and random, and may be obtained by taking twelve (12) mixed samples as described below. The twelve samples shall be of equal volume. The twelve samples shall be extracted from within the compost pile as follows. - Four samples from one-half the width of the pile, each at different cross- section; - Four samples from one-fourth the width of the pile, each at different cross- section; - Four samples from one-eighth the width of the pile, each at different cross- sections. Using a sanitized sampling tool, while also wearing plastic gloves, collect the samples required and transfer them to the sampling container, previously prepared. • All 12 samples are mixed together. • Final sample will be placed in a shipping container, labeled and all appropriate testing forms filled out. Hours of operation The hours of operation for this facility are: Monday - Saturday, 7 a.m. — 4 p.m. The facility is closed on Sundays and the following holidays: New Years Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The facility may operate outside normal business hours occasionally if there is an emergency, special occurrence or to accommodate community clean ups. If an event is to take place, the LEA will be notified at least 48 prior to, or 48 hours after, the event. The activity will be logged as a special occurrence. Facility Records All incoming and outgoing material is weighed, logged and document as to origin, type or destination. Certified scale taps are sequential and required to be kept for five years. Special occurrences are logged in a separate ledger. The date, time and circumstances described to detail files, injury or any unusual issues and kept in this ledger as well. Special occurrences are reported to and logged by the supervisor on duty, including any special occurrences encountered during operation and methods used to resolve problems arising from these events, including details of all incidents that required implementing emergency procedures. The logs are kept in the scale house and are available for inspection at the scale house by authorized representatives of CalRecycle, the LEA, local health or other agencies during normal working hours.